- Q: Is this open source Excel format compatible with the emerging IPC-1752 standard?
- A: Yes, the ECD form is 100% compatible with the emerging IPC-1752 standard
- Q: What is the IPC-1752 standard?
- A: IPC-1752 Materials Declaration Management is a standard that provides a description of the required information/documentation, a standard data model and XML schema, and a PDF exchange form.
Q: Why is the IPC-218 committee releasing only a PDF version of the exchange form?
A: According to IPC, the PDF format is an open standard that is fully documented; Excel is Microsoft proprietary and not open and therefore cannot be used in a "standard."
- Q: Can a company work with the Excel-based form and still be compliant with the standard?
- A: Yes, compliance only requires that the data exchanged meets the standard, it does not require the use of the PDF exchange form.
- Q: Does it really matter to companies which exchange form I use?
- A: No, what matters to companies is that the data meets the standard. Companies need to choose the exchange form that works best for them and their trading partners. We have created the open-source exchange form in Excel because it is used universally throughout the electronics supply chain.
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